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What do I think I think?
Trent Reznor has announced that he was reviving Nine Inch Nails - with Adrian Belew on the guitar.  As much of a fan of NIN as I am, I was kind of relieved when Reznor announced that he was putting the project to rest for an undetermined duration a couple of years ago, after a series of relatively uninspired (imho) albums. I can also appreciate Belew, and the one-time collaboration w/ NIN for the downward spiral, but, as a full-time member of NIN, I'm left wondering... Though, through the years, I've come to realize that a lot of what I dug about Nine Inch Nail was a result of the input of band members like Charlie Clouser and Danny Lohner. Maybe Belew can bring something interesting to the table...
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 04:22:43
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With Adrian they may need to rename the band Nine Inch Noise!
(In a good way hopefully.)
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 10:53:31
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Is Adrian above or belew Trent's skillz?
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 12:14:47
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I saw Adrian Belew perform at Sweetwater a year or so ago when Parker came out with a new 'fly' model.
He was doing promo work for it.
I walked away from there unsure of what I had just witnessed....
Dude's kinda' scarry too.
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 12:21:44
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 12:51:36
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 13:04:45
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Reznor + Belew sounds sonically interesting, but a weird combo - Trent is dark and dreary and Adrian is happy go lucky. I met Adrian at a pre-concert talk many years ago. He told one story that ended with Frank Zappa turning to him and asking, "Can't you ever be serious?". 
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/01 14:49:45
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He's a sweetheart tho. Remember when they tried to make him a pop star?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY7kXn-VssM
That was slightly more painful than the Bowie collaboration.  I think I threw up in my mouth a little. Mike?
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/02 12:50:57
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With Adrian they may need to rename the band Nine Inch Noise!
(In a good way hopefully.)
More like 9 inch crap!
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/03 03:26:42
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With Adrian they may need to rename the band Nine Inch Noise!
(In a good way hopefully.)
I'm not holding my breath but I hope they get back to something "noisier". There used to be a bunch of guys to handle the various facets of any song - programming drums, creating wicked edits, sampling and all. There was so much attention going to details. But the last couple of albums sounds like Reznor quickly built his songs around a few bass riffs, ran all of that through Izotope Trash for the mandatory distortion, and called it a day.
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/03 03:33:12
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NIN aside, Adrian Belew is awesome beyond words. I was just watching this live video of Talking Head's Born Under Punches yesterday and his guitar playing is sublime... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVIKF03KkVM
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/03 05:58:52
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craigb
With Adrian they may need to rename the band Nine Inch Noise!
(In a good way hopefully.)
I'm not holding my breath but I hope they get back to something "noisier".
There used to be a bunch of guys to handle the various facets of any song - programming drums, creating wicked edits, sampling and all. There was so much attention going to details.
But the last couple of albums sounds like Reznor quickly built his songs around a few bass riffs, ran all of that through Izotope Trash for the mandatory distortion, and called it a day.
Maybe Trent knew they sucked which is why he gave one away as a free download. I listened once and haven't touched it since - glad I didn't pay for it!
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Re:What do I think I think?
2013/03/03 08:26:09
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sharke
NIN aside, Adrian Belew is awesome beyond words. I was just watching this live video of Talking Head's Born Under Punches yesterday and his guitar playing is sublime...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVIKF03KkVM
That got my blood flowing. :-)
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